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[bridgy]

Of course Bridgy, you could come and join Bill and I for the weekend?

That's a kind offer Adam - is this the Double Devil sportive weekend you've mentioned? What weekend is it?

 

[<Tommy>]

Why did you think each section was of equidistant? It's just like real world stuff isn't it?

I thought each section was an equal distance. With the gradient indicated either the maximum or average for that section.

I was busted tonight. Not a lot in the legs at all... And watching the slider ping around not knowing what gradient it was going to settle on.... It was like a sadists version of wheel of fortune!

 

[Soarerv8]

Quick question

On the bottom right of the screen there's the box that shows the gradient you are cycling on and also signals the gradient of the next 'section'. I thought, perhaps incorrectly as it turns out, that each 'section' was of an equal distance. But tonight it seemed that some of the sections were much shorter than others. e.g. Going up a 6% gradient section but it only lasting for a second or so.

Does that make sense?

Yep, as these are based on real life terrain just imagine a normal hill has some short steep bits some long shallow bits so it is varied. The speed that you are moving through the section is in the bar underneath.

 

[Insomina]

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Didn't miss the slingshots, just didn't have anything to put into them.

Just got back from 3 nights in Barcelona yesterday. Had a bit of a cold before I left so my Prostrate had swollen a bit so I pretty much spent three days in a lovely City with my dear wife keeping one eye out for the Lavabos wherever we went. Everytime I sat down I felt like I needed to go so the whole three days were pretty stressful inwardly but I tried my best to get on with it. Being in Spain on Holiday also meant a lot of strong coffee during the day and wine or cocktails at night. Add to the that a diet of lovely food you don't usually eat and the stress of the Lavabos thing then indegestion set in as well, something I rarely suffer from but can be very similar to angina. Things are begining to settle now I'm back but the profile of this ride reminded me of the one last year when I hade a mild angna attack afterwards so I did a good short velodrome session today beforehand to test my ticker.
Everything seemed to work so I had little fear of competing in the live event.
I got caught out as many did on the start because I was keeping warm at about 30kph when the 10 second countdown started and it took what seemed an age to zero before I could start. By the time I caught you and Bill I was over 160bpm which is my normal working limit for so early in the session.
As expected you guys were descending quicker than me so my plan was always to crest the hills before you and try and draft downhill.
In theory the speeds you both passed me at I should have been sucked into your slipstream but I got no drafting effect at all so you both slowly left me when going downhill all be it I was still working hard.
As I crested the biggest climb and backed off for some recovery I got a stitch again in my right side and had to 'coast' for most of the descent to shake it off, The pattern repeated for each climb there after and once you guys were past me there seemed little I could physically do to stop you pulling away.
I don't know if my time stuck on the start line has been deducted from my session time over the line but I think it has.
All said and done today's run panned out pretty much as I predicted. Perhaps of the next one is down hill I'll set up my Classic again!

Had to google "Lavabos" - its now obvious.
But I guess I am not the only one?

 

[<Tommy>]

Yep, as these are based on real life terrain just imagine a normal hill has some short steep bits some long shallow bits so it is varied. The speed that you are moving through the section is in the bar underneath.

Yeah that makes sense cheers

I think I made the assumption originally because they all seemed an equal distance, and also because each section didn't feel like it was the same gradient all the way through. Oh... And also because I can be a bit of a dope...

 

[LBHIFI]

Yeah I noticed something happened to you at the end and you suddenly lost a few seconds. I don't know what this half speed thing is though, although I have had sudden slowing before but usually not in a race situation. And yeah, it did look like AAAC lost some in the slingshotting.

Geoff got it on the recording...the sprint at the finish. Unfortunately he shifted to you right as it happened, so you only see me doing what looks like hitting the brakes.
I was right on that magical limit (43-43.5 mph) as you passed me, but I instinctively put on the power to stay with you .

 

[Add]

That's a kind offer Adam - is this the Double Devil sportive weekend you've mentioned? What weekend is it?

It's the 29th May, I did try PM'ing you, but you have your Cyclechat account set to MI5, super secret setting.
We have a second spare room too, which you are more than welcome to use. I'm sure I speak for Bill as well, when I say we would love to see another Bkooler do it with us, and you would be MORE than able to cope with the course.
Plus also, Bill might do us a 2 for 1 on the slingshot advancement training course.

 

[Add]

I thought each section was an equal distance. With the gradient indicated either the maximum or average for that section.

I was busted tonight. Not a lot in the legs at all... And watching the slider ping around not knowing what gradient it was going to settle on.... It was like a sadists version of wheel of fortune!

I am pretty sure mind Tommy, that when the gradients are pinging around like they were on that ride, the programmers can't be bothered to fill in every different resistance setting, because my turbo certainly wasn't stiffening up or slackening off to the same beat as the gradient. I kind of get the impression that a gradient needs to be at least 3-5 seconds long before the turbo adjusts.
My resistance adjustment is always a few seconds behind that displayed on the screen anyway, is everyone else's the same?

 

[RamirezAGC]

I am pretty sure mind Tommy, that when the gradients are pinging around like they were on that ride, the programmers can't be bothered to fill in every different resistance setting, because my turbo certainly wasn't stiffening up or slackening off to the same beat as the gradient. I kind of get the impression that a gradient needs to be at least 3-5 seconds long before the turbo adjusts.
My resistance adjustment is always a few seconds behind that displayed on the screen anyway, is everyone else's the same?

Mine's the same, there's definitely a delay in the gradient on screen and the turbo doing its thing. The poor thing didn't have a chance last night with it bouncing around all over the place. I'm sure at one point the gradient went up and it got easier to pedal. Unfortunately the trainer caught up when it went to 9%

 

[BILL S]

Geoff got it on the recording...the sprint at the finish. Unfortunately he shifted to you right as it happened, so you only see me doing what looks like hitting the brakes.
I was right on that magical limit (43-43.5 mph) as you passed me, but I instinctively put on the power to stay with you .

Thanks LB. watched the video last night but it stopped well before the end. I'll try downloading it today and see if it'll run to the end.

 

[BILL S]

It's the 29th May, I did try PM'ing you, but you have your Cyclechat account set to MI5, super secret setting.
We have a second spare room too, which you are more than welcome to use. I'm sure I speak for Bill as well, when I say we would love to see another Bkooler do it with us, and you would be MORE than able to cope with the course.
Plus also, Bill might do us a 2 for 1 on the slingshot advancement training course.

That would be really great if you joined us Paul. And if you two really want that slingshot advanced training course I'll be more than happy just so long as I don't need to go on the thing.

 

[Add]

That would be really great if you joined us Paul. And if you two really want that slingshot advanced training course I'll be more than happy just so long as I don't need to go on the thing.

You could do Huez a couple of times on the Saturday evening couldn't you Bill?

 

[<Tommy>]

I am pretty sure mind Tommy, that when the gradients are pinging around like they were on that ride, the programmers can't be bothered to fill in every different resistance setting, because my turbo certainly wasn't stiffening up or slackening off to the same beat as the gradient. I kind of get the impression that a gradient needs to be at least 3-5 seconds long before the turbo adjusts.
My resistance adjustment is always a few seconds behind that displayed on the screen anyway, is everyone else's the same?

Yeah mine too. It was just like I say, the dread of a half fit bloke waiting to see how the dust settled...

 

[Breedon]

That would be the 15% section I was going up at about 30mph and not slowing down .

Might give Saturday's rerun ago, although I've got to finish the T100 league this weekend so I can do some reruns of them.

 

[CXRAndy]

I wish Bkool would drop this blue speed malarky. I am all for it to be realistic to a point, but a turbo is supposed to be harder. If I want to peddle hard or fast I don;t want the simulator deciding my speed is incompatible, Speed is what it is, Rant over